The following review is the opinion of the review's author [Nips Nightcrawler]
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Haven't visited Batmud in a while? Perhaps if you haven't, then youremember it to be slightly highbie oriented, that being the one majordrawback to Batmud. Well, to that i say the mud has changed!

Believe it or not, the once highbie-advantaged mud has made somecritical improvements, the most important of which is that the newbiechannel, once a newbie channel in name only, now has wizard approvednewbie helpers to answer your every question. There are no stupidquestions in the world of batmud so a newbie can feel safe asking themon said channel. These helpful players are clearly designated ashelpers in this format: (Nips the Helper [newbie]: the answer to yourquestion is bla bla bla.

Apart from this, Batmud recently reverted to its old reincarnationsystem (reincarnation is the process by which a player changes race,background, guild, etc.). In this system, even the most experienced ofplayers is again brought to the humbling level of newbie, as reinc.safe experience is slowly earned back. Of course a highbie mightchoose to gain all experience back instantly (Instant Reincarnation),but this results in HEAVY taxes on Total Experience amount, and it isfor the most part avoided with gusto!

Heard Enough? Ready to go get lost in the world of Batmud? Too bad.One more important point. The gracious coders (wizards, archwizards)have introduced some brand-spanking new newbie oriented areas locatedvery close to the begginers start location. This means that when anewbie logs on to the game after reboot (when he/she is automaticallytransported back to his starting location, among other things likequest resets and nonreseting monster repops) he/she is mere rooms awayfrom newbie advantageous areas complete with small to mid-sizemonsters, and even quests to tease your brain if you feel inclined tostand apace to mere hack-and-slash gaming.

Batmud, like many muds, takes patience and a willingness to grasp atconcepts unlike any other in the gaming industry. This innate desirefor complexity is what drives us mudders to engage in mudding. Ifcomplexity is what you crave, then when you log onto batmud with yourchoice of character, race, background, allignment, equipment, skills,spells, player city, and even friends, you are interacting with one ofthe best free, not-for-profit muds available. The rewards can begreat, the failures can be crushing, but no matter what therollercoster ride has in store for you, i promise you this:

If you actively cultivate a relationship with batmud, it mightpossibly stay with you forever. So I ask you: what more are youlooking for?